The NFL have announced that the first 70,000 tickets for the league's third
regular-season game in London have been sold with the first 20,000 tickets
going within the first seven minutes.

The New England Patriots will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 25 at Wembley Stadium. Games held in London the previous two seasons also had little trouble selling out.

"We have been delighted with the way fans have got behind the game, especially considering the challenging economic climate," NFL UK managing director Alistair Kirkwood said in a statement.

"The response is indicative of the must-see nature of our game and the place it has cemented in the UK sports calendar.

"Now that people who signed up for our registry of interest have had an opportunity to buy, we are releasing some tickets for general sale.

"For this game to have sold even more quickly than the previous two NFL regular-season games in the UK is a testament to the support and loyalty of fans here in the UK and proof of a growing audience for the sport."